Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 233 | 229 | 163 | 120 | 168 | 294 | 330 | 256 | 226 | 186 | 183 | 143 | 138 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.78m | 5:51AM1.19m | 6:39PM1.91m | 6:49AM1.23m | 7:31PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.52m | 10:45AM0.26m | 00:21AM0.43m | 11:43AM0.19m | 1:18AM0.35m | 12:39PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 293 | 233 | 229 | 163 | 120 | 94 | 294 | 330 | 256 | 226 | 186 | 183 | 143 | 138 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 21 | 68 | 101 | 168 | 181 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 159 | 25 | 2 |
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